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US Congress curbs NSA surveillance, sends bill to Obama

published:03 Jun 2015

US Congress curbs NSA surveillance, sends bill to Obama

US Congress curbs NSA surveillance, sends bill to Obama

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The US Senate passed landmark legislation Tuesday that ends the government\'s bulk telephone data dragnet, significantly reversing American policy by reining in the most controversial surveillance program since 9/11.
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How Government Surveillance Got Worse Under Obama

published:01 Jun 2015

How Government Surveillance Got Worse Under Obama

How Government Surveillance Got Worse Under Obama

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Key Patriot Act provisions expired June 1st, leaving us wondering exactly how far NSA surveillance will be rolled back. We thought mass surveillance was bad under President George W. Bush. But under President Barack Obama, it got even worse. So how exactly did we end up with the biggest domestic spying apparatus in U.S. history?
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How Government Surveillance Got Worse Under Obama

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Key Patriot Act provisions expired June 1st, leaving us wondering exactly how far NSA surveillance will be rolled back. We thought mass surveillance was bad under President George W. Bush. But under President Barack Obama, it got even worse. So how exactly did we end up with the biggest domestic spying apparatus in U.S. history?
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The US Senate passed landmark legislation Tuesday that ends the government\'s bulk telephone data dragnet, significantly reversing American policy by reining in the most controversial surveillance program since 9/11.

Key Patriot Act provisions expired June 1st, leaving us wondering exactly how far NSA surveillance will be rolled back. We thought mass surveillance was bad under President George W. Bush. But under President Barack Obama, it got even worse. So how exactly did we end up with the biggest domestic spy

The United States Senate has passed a bill on Tuesday that ends the bulk collection of millions of Americans\' telephone records by the National Security Agency.
This reverses national security policy that had been in place since shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The Senate pa

In the Re/code interview with Kara Swisher, President Barack Obama discusses the ongoing fallout of the Edward Snowden revelations, including strained relations between the government and Silicon Valley.

At approximately 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor for what’s best described as an extended oration about the Fourth Amendment. Paul, a chief critic of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program, slammed the Obama administration for not ending the program